'Lockdown was illuminating': Tim Robbins reflects on the origins of 'Topsy Turvy'

By Tonya Mosley

Published November 10, 2025 at 11:34 AM EST

"Things that I had held sacred or had held as truths were challenged," Robbins says of the pandemic. His new play is about a chorus that loses its ability to sing together after COVID isolation.

Tonya Mosley

Tonya Mosley is the LA-based co-host of Here & Now, a midday radio show co-produced by NPR and WBUR. She's also the host of the podcast Truth Be Told.

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